Yes, it might feel like a challenge to give thanks these days. We’re in the midst of a pandemic that brings fresh rounds of fear and uncertainty each week. Cases of COVID-19 are surging in many parts of Canada, the US and around the Globe. Yes we are in that second wave of the pandemic. […]
What’s an investor to do when holding too much cash?
I’d have to say that when I was an investment advisor at Tangerine Investments it was one of the most common queries. Investors were holding too much cash for a myriad of reasons. What’s an investor to do when holding too much cash? I received this question again, from a reader this week. So, how […]
On Weekend Reads – how Shopify helped Great Lakes Brewery pivot.
My favourite read of the week was an inspiring post that showed how Shopify helped Great Lakes Brewery pivot in the pandemic. Now this certainly brings together two of my favourite subjects – investing and craft beer. What is inspiring is how these two Canadian success stories came together to create opportunity out of despair. […]
When will life get back to normal? Plus Weekend Reads.
That is the big question these days. When can I have my life back? When can I go back to work? Will the kids be back in school for this term? The question might even be will students get back to physical classrooms in 2020? We have so many new acronyms and terms these days […]
When you should embrace the stock market correction.
What do you need to embrace the stock market correction and recession created by COVID-19? First off, you need guts. We are in a period of extreme fear. You need to be able to press that buy button amid all of the scary reports and images. And it’s likely to get worse. You also need […]
Do you believe in the human spirit?
The world is currently fighting a virus. We are fighting a viral strain known as COVID-19. We are fighting something that we cannot see. And it doesn’t belong here, in humans. It belongs in other animals, epidemiologists tell us it originated in bats and found its way to humans. The human body doesn’t know what […]